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Over the years, whenever heated rivals Quinnipiac and Mercyhurst banged heads, the games were almost without fail tense, back-and-forth nail-biters that went right down to the final buzzer. That hasn’t happened this year. And it didn’t happen at the Mercyhurst Ice Arena on Friday. Getting goals from five different players, excellent penalty killing, timely defense, … Read more

In a game between the two bottom-dwelling teams in the ECAC, Vermont defeated Union, 3-1, in front of a sold-out Gutterson Fieldhouse. Senior Jeff Miles paced Vermont, scoring a goal and adding an assist, and goaltender Travis Russell posted a 21-save performance as the Catamounts split the season series with the Dutchmen and snapped a … Read more

Ferris State scored two times in 11 seconds in the second period and went on to a 4-1 win over Western Michigan. Trevor Large gave Ferris a two-goal lead with the game winner at 3:32. Matt Verdone wristed the puck toward the net, and Large was there to put the rebound past Marvin. That would … Read more

The train that is Boston College just keeps on rolling. Providence can find a small ray of solace in the fact that the Eagles aren’t making the Friars their only victims, either. No. 2 Boston College blanked Providence at Kelley Rink on Friday night, 4-0, to take all three games in the season series between … Read more

It took Michigan a while to get on the board against Lake Superior Friday night, but once the Wolverines started scoring, they made it look easy. Michigan (17-7-1, 12-4-1 CCHA) got two goals in the second period and three in the third to beat the Lakers, 5-1, at Yost Arena. Forwards David Moss and Brandon … Read more

With a one-goal lead late in the third period Friday, Rensselaer had Dartmouth on the ropes. Kevin Croxton had an excellent chance to bury the Big Green when he had an open net with 4:54 left. The normally reliable sophomore forward missed. It was a fatal mistake. After Croxton’s miss, the Big Green rallied for … Read more

Lansing native and Miami freshman Marty Guerin enjoyed his Friday evening in East Lansing, where his two-point night (one goal, one assist) helped his RedHawks to a come-from-behind 2-1 victory over Michigan State at Munn Arena. Fellow freshmen Matt Christie and Brandon Crawford-West added some help in the RedHawks’ win with a goal and an … Read more

Yale (10-10, 8-5 ECAC) capitalized on some early scoring chances and staved off a furious three-goal third-period Saint rally to defeat St. Lawrence (8-15-4, 4-8-1 ECAC), 5-4, at Appleton Arena. Yale got goals from five different skaters and Josh Gartner made 39 saves to lead his squad to its fifth consecutive victory. The Bulldogs have … Read more

A rough and rowdy battle came to a close on Friday night at Lynah Rink with casualties on both sides, and with Colgate’s 2-0 victory over rival Cornell. The clash of the central New York travel partners ended with four players disqualified and subject to further suspension. Referee Scott Hansen issued the Big Red’s leading … Read more

North Dakota coach Dean Blais hit the jackpot against Denver when he reunited the Money Line for the first time since mid-December. The Sioux trio of center Zach Parise and forwards Brandon Bochenski and Brady Murray lit up the Pioneers for 4 goals as UND cruised to a 6-1 victory. With Minnesota-Duluth idle this weekend, … Read more

After nearly two weeks off and 25 days since its last home game, Massachusetts had every reason to be rusty entering last nightís game against Northeastern. Instead, the Minutemen dispatched the Huskies, 4-2, in front of 3,449 at the Mullins Center. UMass improves to 12-7-5 overall, with an 8-5-2 Hockey East record, good for sole … Read more

In a game anticipated to be a close battle, Kevin Cooper scored his 79th career goal — tying the Middlebury career goals record — to help the No. 3 Panthers rout the No. 4 Plattsburgh State Cardinals by the score of 8-1. Cooper’s second of the game, on the power play, put him in a … Read more

With the week that Minnesota State just went through, it almost seemed fitting that the Mavericks would blow an early 3-0 lead over St. Cloud State and make the two-hour trek home with eight straight losses in mind. That wouldn’t be the case. The Mavericks, confronted with the Husky comeback, battled back by scoring three … Read more

Third-period comebacks and Merrimack College just don’t mix this season. A tired and banged-up bunch of Warriors let a closely checked game against Northeastern University slip away over the final 20 minutes, 3-2, Saturday night at Lawler Arena in a key battle for playoff position in Hockey East. Huskies sophomore Mike Morris scored his team’s … Read more

Behind a stellar performance by the Northern Michigan blueline corps and another record-setting Craig Kowalski shutout, the Wildcats downed Notre Dame, 1-0 Saturday, and earned a much-needed sweep to remain in contention for playoff home ice. Behind a 23-save performance, Kowalski nabbed his fourth shutout of the season and the 12th of his career, rewriting … Read more

Defense apparently refused to brave the bitter cold and visit Starr Rink on Saturday night, as Colgate got the better end of a 9-4 shootout with visiting Vermont. Raider Jon Smyth recorded his second hat trick of the season with goals in every period. His five-point weekend buoyed him to the top of the Colgate … Read more

With the Buffalo Sabres wallowing in yet another miserable season, hardcore Western New York hockey observers packed Dwyer Arena this frigid Saturday night in hopes of witnessing another installment of what has become a fierce rivalry between the area’s two Division I teams. They were not disappointed. Niagara and Canisius battled to a spirited 3-3 … Read more